Crate for rolls.



Patented Feb. Il, |902.

.1. F. BunKE, CRATE FOR ROLLS.

`(Application led Feb. 13, 1901. Renewed Nov. 22, 1901.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOI'IN F. BUDKE, OF OANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CRATE FOR ROLLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 693,104, dated February 11, 1902.

Application tiled February 13, 1901. Renewed November 22| 1901. Serial No. 83,301. (No model.)

lrolls while not in use.

The invention has for its object a construction whereby both rolls may be simultaneously removed from and placed in their housings and whereby the rolls of each pair may be kept together while not in use and in proper position for their arrangement in the housing when required.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective View showing a pairof rolls supported by my improved rack, and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation showing the manner of using the rack or frame in removing rolls from their housings.

In the practice of my invention the rack is formed of two horizontal or supporting members and two pairs of vertical or retaining members at least, one pair of the retaining members being pivotally connected to the supporting members, and means for holding the vertical members in retaining position. Each of the horizontal or support-ing members can be conveniently formed of two rails or bars l, between which are secured one of each pair of retaining members 2 and 3. One of the members, as 2, is preferably secured in a vertical position between the rails or bars l, while the other member 3 is pivotally held in place between the rails or bars 1, so that it can be turned down into alinement with the rails or bars.

In using the rack to remove rolls from housings the pivotal members 3 are turned down into alinement with the supporting members. The pivotal'and supporting members are then pushed under the lower roll until the rigid vertical members 2 bear against the rolls, as shown in Fig. 2. The pivotal members 3 are then turned up against the rolls and secured in such position either by means of loops 4, pivotally connected to the members 2 or 3 and adapted to be turned down to engage the other member, or by means of a rod or key 5, adapted to be interposed between shoulders 6 on the members 3 and the horizontal supporting members when the members3 are turned up,as shown in Fig. 1. One or both of these locking devices may be used. The key or rod 5 is preferably held in position by means of hooks 7, mounted on the horizontal supporting members. VAfter the rack has been placed in position it is raised by any suitable means, such as a crane, by which the rolls are to be removed from the housings, or by driving wedges 8 between the horizontal supporting members and the housing-shoes 9, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby lifting the journals of the rolls from their bearings. The holding-screws of one of the housings is then loosened and that housing slid along the shoes 9 sufficiently far to permit the rolls to be swung clear of the housing.

It is preferred to employ a frame substantially such as shown for connecting the rack to the lifting-crane. The rack consists of two parts or arms 10, connected by a bar or plate 11, to which is attached a hook or eye 12. Each of the arms is provided with two movable hooks 13, adapted to engage loops 14 on the vertical posts or members 2 and 3 of the rack. These arms 10 can be conveniently formed by two rails secured parallel with each other, as shown in Fig. l. The hooks are provided with heads or enlargements 15, .which are movable along the flanges of the rails forming the arms, so as to bring the hooks into alinement with the posts or members 2 and 3. By the employment of the liftingframe with adjustable hooks the strains incident to. lifting the rolls will be in linewith the vertical posts or members 2 and 3, thus avoiding all liability of twisting or bending the latter.

The horizontal or supporting members are adj ustably connected together by rods 16, so that the same rack can be used with different lengths of rolls.

After removing the rolls from the housings they can be transferred to the roll-turning shop or tothe place of storage. The rolls IOO should be kept in the racks While in storage, thus preventing the separation of the rolls of a pair.

I claim herein as my invention- 1. A portable rack for rolls, having in oombination, asupporting member, a pair of posts secured to the supporting memberand adapt ed to retain the rolls in position one upon the other and on the supporting member, one of the posts being pivoted to the supporting memberand adapted to be turned down into alinement therewith, substantially as set forth. l

2. A portable rack forrolls,havingin oombination, supporting members and tWo pairs of posts secured to the supporting members and adapted to retain the rolls one upon the other and on the supporting members, one pair of posts being pivotally connected to the supporting members and adapted to be turned down into alinement therewith, substantially'as set forth.

adapted to engage the retaining-posts, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN F. BUDKE.

Witnesses: t

DARWIN S. WoLooTT, F. E. GAITHER. 

